It's hard to believe that we have been back here at the fort a little over a week. We are slowly but surely getting into a routine that works for us and a big part of that routine is walking every morning. It was 34 degrees when we left the house around 7:15 a.m. Even though it was colder than yesterday, there was no breeze and that made a big difference. John and I didn't see another person out walking--usually we run into three or four folks out and about. Guess the cold weather scared them off.

Today was Fort Clark's annual Art and Craft Show, so after breakfast we headed to the Service Club to see the different exhibits. There was some beautiful art work on display along with many other handcrafted items, but John's interest was snagged by the table with honey and honeycomb products. He purchased a small jar of honey and some hand cream made from beeswax. As we were heading back to the car, we ran into Jan Metcalf along with the folks who own the lot across the street from us and ended up visiting for a few minutes.

Our first job after returning home was to wash all the windows, screens, and blinds. We thought we would be able to get this out of the way by lunch time. But as usually happens around here, we were interrupted by company. It was the folks we met earlier in the morning--they wanted to see what our house was like as they are thinking of building something similar after they retire--which is next month. They sold their home in Houston and will be living here full time.

It was after twelve by the time they left, so we decided to eat lunch before finishing the windows. It took us an hour to get all the windows and doors cleaned inside and out, but now the glass just sparkles. We took a little break to watch some college football, and then put up the outdoor Christmas lights. As we were walking this morning, we noticed that many of the homes were now decorated for the holidays. Next on the job list is to get the Christmas tree up and trimmed.

Right before supper we had several Axis deer come in the yard. They usually past right through, but tonight they lingered for a while. John also got the bird feeders up and we are just starting to get the birds coming. I took these photos through the glass in the door--good thing we got it cleaned today.